A tragic opera In three acts Libretto, after BYRON, by FRANCESCO MARIA PIAVE Music by Verdi
(sung in Italian)
Corrado and his men destroy by fire the Turkish fleet. Due to an act of chivalry he is captured, imprisoned, and finally set free by Gulnara; he returns home to find his beloved Medora dying.
Cast in order of singing:
Corsairs, guards, Turks, slaves, odalisques, maids BBC CHORUS
BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA leader ARTHUR LEAVINS conducted by MARCUS DODS Repetiteur JOHN BACON
The action takes place in the Eastern Mediterranean at the beginning of the 19th century. Acts 1 and 2 10.55* Ritual Form In Ottocento Opera
A talk by DAVID KIMBELL
11.15* II Corsaro Act 3